Vote for Crate Limo battery amp
hack...@gmail.com
practice and jamming amp.
I have been jamming with bass, sax and drums in whoever's living
room. It has plenty of volume for these cases. I have charged it up
before the jam, and have played two hours without problems. (It is
supposed to work 4-8 hours on one charge.)
I like the sound. I have been mostly using my Yamaha AEX1500 with the
tone rolled off to about 3 and the amp set flat. I'm not crazy about
the reverb choices, but it is close enough that I have not been using
my Nanoverb pedal. The amp has a tweeter, which gives it some nice
highs for fingerstyle playing.
I would take my Clarus 2R and Ear Candy cabinet to a gig (if I ever
get one again), but prefer the Crate for practice and the jam
sessions. I LIKE THIS THING!
Hack
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Mark Guest
restaurant gig. No hassle searching for a plug (I've actaully climbed
under patrons' tables to power up) and Phil sounded just like...Phil
through the amp (the model might have been called a Taxi). I didn't
buy it because I found it to be a little heavy (battery...duh!) and
sterile sounding. Pretty good amp for the money, though. I'll bet a
piezo/mag guitar *would* sound good through it.
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All the best,
Mark Guest
Jazz Guitar
"A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges."
Benny Green
Norm K
I'm becoming a fan of battery amps too. I never tried the Crate but I
have an ElectroHarmonix Freedom battery amp that I like a lot. I used
it on a solo gig last week and it worked very well with my Heritage
archtop and Godin classical. I plan to use it on another solo gig
this Saturday at the same place. Really convenient. The EH amp
charge is supposed to last 4 hrs and did fine on a 3 hr gig. It has
no effects and only three knobs: volume, tone and "bite" (I set that
to 0). It's surprisingly powerful -- I set the volume on about 3 for
my gig. The only downside is that the EH amp has a fancy pine cabinet
that is subject to damage during transport to and from gigs.
Norm
woland99
> I bought a Crate Limo about a month ago and it has become my favorite
> practice and jamming amp.
I have no idea why Crate discontinued those 50W Limo amps.
I wanted to buy buttery amp recently to use for for jamming
with acoustic players and I ended up buying VOX DA5. It is
fairly loud for 5W and OK for playing with couple acoustic
instruments but having 50W battery amp would be great -
I could take it to drum circles - there is one here in
Austin every full moon - in front of belly dancing studio.
Most of the time people there play Arabic rhythms and girls
from the studio dance and do fire twirling. REALLY nice.
JT
Gerry
> I bought a Crate Limo about a month ago and it has become my favorite
> practice and jamming amp.
I did too. About a month ago I bought it. And about a week from now it
will (purportedly) deliver. Actualy I got the Taxi instead, the 30
watt model. There was a substantial weight difference and immediacy
and portability was what I was really looking for. Playing on patios.
Any patio anywhere. Probably solo or duo with a horn.
> I have been jamming with bass, sax and drums in whoever's living
> room. It has plenty of volume for these cases. I have charged it up
> before the jam, and have played two hours without problems. (It is
> supposed to work 4-8 hours on one charge.)
>
> I like the sound. I have been mostly using my Yamaha AEX1500 with the
> tone rolled off to about 3 and the amp set flat. I'm not crazy about
> the reverb choices, but it is close enough that I have not been using
> my Nanoverb pedal. The amp has a tweeter, which gives it some nice
> highs for fingerstyle playing.
>
> I would take my Clarus 2R and Ear Candy cabinet to a gig (if I ever
> get one again), but prefer the Crate for practice and the jam
> sessions. I LIKE THIS THING!
Did you get an extra battery?
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Gerry
> On Mar 1, 8:13 am, hacksm...@gmail.com wrote:
>> I bought a Crate Limo about a month ago and it has become my favorite
>> practice and jamming amp.
>
> I have no idea why Crate discontinued those 50W Limo amps.
I thought the Limo WAS a 50w? About a year ago I was chasing one down
and it seemed discontinued on all the web-sites. I called somebody that
told me that were not discontinued but they had had a major disconnect
in production that would last a few months.
But I don't know what the status is right now. I got a Taxi but the OP
got a Limo.
> I wanted to buy buttery amp recently to use for for jamming
> with acoustic players and I ended up buying VOX DA5. It is
> fairly loud for 5W and OK for playing with couple acoustic
> instruments but having 50W battery amp would be great -
> I could take it to drum circles - there is one here in
> Austin every full moon - in front of belly dancing studio.
> Most of the time people there play Arabic rhythms and girls
> from the studio dance and do fire twirling. REALLY nice.
>
> JT
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woland99
> I did too. About a month ago I bought it. And about a week from now it
> will (purportedly) deliver. Actualy I got the Taxi instead, the 30
> watt model. There was a substantial weight difference and immediacy
> and portability was what I was really looking for. Playing on patios.
> Any patio anywhere. Probably solo or duo with a horn.
Where did you get it?
Musician Friend only carries 15W version.
JT
Jon G
i love it.
i use for outdoor wedding. Especially those way out on the beaches
here in San Diego.
Gerry
My 30w Taxi arrived a couple of hours ago and is charging up. I got it
through world music supply ( www.worldmusicsupply.com ) in Indiana. I
ordered it close to a month ago and they shipped last monday.
Admittedly I didn't check to see if it was in stock.
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hack...@gmail.com
>
> Where did you get it?
> Musician Friend only carries 15W version.
>
> JT
An Albuquerque store, "Grandma's" had two in stock. Yes, it's the 50
Watt version.
BTW, there were more than one version of the Limo. The one I bought
has a wood (probably partical board) cabinet. I had another version
with a plastic cabinet and I sent it back 'cos it had a bad buzz in it
at relatively low volumes.
I understand that Mackie has bought Crate and the combined company
will have a different name. I wonder if this has something to do with
discontinuing the Limo. I also wonder what will happen if it craps
out.
Hack
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Joe Montgomery
gant...@comcast.net
singers.
Plus - I've played bass thru it a few times w/ acoustic groups in
concerts where I only needed it for my stage monitor. It developed a
mechinical buzz while playing bass though... Sounded great until the
buzz arrived!
Gantt
On Mar 1, 9:13 am, hacksm...@gmail.com wrote: